Bid Notice-Bridge _600101 Replacement - Mitchell County.pdf

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

JOSH STEIN DANIEL H. JOHNSON

GOVERNOR SECRETARY

Mailing Address:

NC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DIVISION THIRTEEN

55 ORANGE STREET

ASHEVILLE, NC 28801-2340

Telephone: (828) 250-3000

Fax: (828) 251-6394

Customer Service: 1-877-368-4968

Website: www.ncdot.gov

Location:

55 ORANGE STREET

ASHEVILLE, NC 28801-2340

October 28, 2026

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS

Subject: Invitation to Bid on Purchase Order Contract DM00528

County: Madison

Project Description: Replacement of Bridge 600101 Over Big Crabtree Creek on SR-1002 (Crabtree Rd) in Mitchell County

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is requesting bids for the replacement of bridge 600101 Over Big Crabtree Creek on SR-1002 (Crabtree Rd) in Mitchell County to be let at 2:00 PM on

Wednesday, November 18, 2026.

The availability date for this project is December 28, 2026.

The completion date for this project is April 13, 2029.

Bids for this project must be submitted electronically. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders in the proposal for more information.

Firms that wish to perform work on Division Purchase Order Contracts as either the prime contractor or as a subcontractor on the project must be prequalified for the type work they wish to perform. Firms that wish to bid on these projects as the prime contractor must be prequalified prior to submitting your bid.

Firms that wish to perform as a subcontractor to the prime contractor must be prequalified prior to beginning work on the project.

Any firm that wishes to bid as a prime contractor shall be prequalified as a Bidder or PO Prime Contractor prior to submitting a bid. Information regarding prequalification can be found at:

https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx.

If you are unsure as to whether your firm is currently prequalified by the Department’s Contractual

Services Unit, a search of the Directory of Firms can be performed at the following website:

https://www.ebs.nc.gov/VendorDirectory/search.html?s=pbs&a=new http://www.ncdot.gov/ https://connect.ncdot.gov/business/Prequal/Pages/default.aspx https://www.ebs.nc.gov/VendorDirectory/search.html?s=pbs&a=new

It shall be the responsibility of the bidder to check our website for any addenda prior to submitting their bids.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation, in accordance with the provisions of Title VI of the

Civil Rights of 1964 (78 Stat.252) and the Regulations of the Department of Transportation (49 C.F.R., Part 21), issued pursuant to such act, hereby notifies all bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that the contract entered into pursuant to this notice will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, color, or national origin.

New requirement effective all lettings June 1, 2022 and later: Bidders must be registered on the

Interested Parties List to be prequalified to bid no later than one business day prior to the advertised letting date for each contract that a bid is being submitted. Instructions on how to register as an Interested

Party can be found at the following link:

https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/InterestedPartiesHelp/Interested-Parties-step-by-step.pdf

The bid opening will be conducted live at 2:00 PM at the Division 13 Office located at 55 Orange Street, Asheville, NC 28801. Click the link below to join remotely at 1:50 PM on November 18, 2026.

Click here to join the meeting

Dial in by phone +1 984-204-1487,,696605929#United States, Raleigh

Find a local number

Phone conference ID: 696 605 929#

Sincerely, Chad Loftis

Division Contracts Engineer cc: Tim Anderson, P.E., Division Engineer

Chris Deyton, P.E., Deputy Division Engineer

Scott Killough, Division Maintenance Engineer

Anna Henderson, P.E., Assistant Division Maintenance Engineer Nathan Moneyham, P.E., Division Construction Engineer

Jody Lawrence, Assistant Division Construction Engineer

Mark Biggerstaff, P.E., Assistant Division Construction Engineer Travis Henley, P.E., Resident Engineer

Chad Young, District 1 Engineer

Gabriel Johnson, P.E., Division Project Manager Mark Hill, P.E., Division Bridge Program Manager

Steve Cannon, P.E., Division Project Development Engineer

Brendan Merithew, P.E., Division Project Team Lead https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/InterestedPartiesHelp/Interested-Parties-step-by-step.pdf https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2944692683719158?p=sqyEhg9BtmXsoZBogw https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2944692683719158?p=sqyEhg9BtmXsoZBogw https://dialin.teams.microsoft.com/c102d528-0544-4660-b869-294e85047e28?id=773800333